Problem installing on Ubuntu 11.04

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I get the following error installing Synergy 1.4.2 on Ubuntu 11.04 32-bit:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line
961, in simulate
    trans.unauthenticated = self._simulate_helper(trans)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/core.py", line 510,
in _set_space
    self._space = dbus.Int32(size)
OverflowError: Python int too large to convert to C long

After clicking "install" a warning appears saying it is of bad quality. If I click "ignore and install" I then get an error and the install stops uncompleted.

Accepted Answer

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You'll need to download the deb package from http://synergy-foss.org/ , then open a terminal window and install it the following way:

cd ~/Downloads
sudo apt-get install libqt4-gui libqt4-network
sudo dpkg -i synergy-*-Linux-i686.deb

After performing the procedure above you'll be able to configure synergy-1.4.x interactively.

I hope this helps, best regards,

EB

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answered 06 Jul '11, 11:19

exequielrafaela
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accept rate: 50%

edited 20 Jul '12, 11:29

nbolton ♦♦
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Works for me.

(20 Jul '12, 11:30) nbolton ♦♦

Answer 2

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Hi, it looks like you've found a bug. I've opened up issue #2946 for you.

http://synergy-foss.org/pm/issues/2946

It appears that our latest package (which was released before Ubuntu 11.04) does not work on 11.04.

As a workaround I would suggest installing synergy and quicksynergy from the ubuntu software center. They are an older version of each but it should work.

Edit: It looks like an installation using dpkg -i should work as well. According to this answer. Unfortunately I am not at my 11.04 machine so I can't test it right now.

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answered 16 May '11, 13:53

bostonvaulter ♦
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edited 16 May '11, 15:58

bostonvaulter, using dpkg -i does work. I had also seen that q/a and tried it and the install went through fine.

Synergy started perfectly fine so on to the next problem. I'm not sure how to change the bug, but I'm guessing it has to do with the Ubuntu Software Center?

(16 May '11, 17:08) stabadie

Problem installing on Ubuntu 11.04

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